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Melbourne celebrates cultural diversity at Turkish Pazar festival

by Daily Sabah with AA

ISTANBUL Mar 14, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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by Daily Sabah with AA Mar 14, 2016 12:00 am

Hundreds attended the ninth Turkish Pazar Festival ("pazar" means both Sunday and bazaar in Turkish) taking place at Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, Australia yesterday. The festival transforms Queen Victoria Market into a traditional Turkish bazaar each year. Visitors had the chance to try a variety of Turkish foods, including gözleme (savory filled pastry), simit (the Turkish sesame bagel) and doner kebabs. Visitors experienced the culinary delights of a traditional all-day Turkish breakfast and popular Turkish coffee.

The colorful and inspirational Ottoman Mehter Band of Melbourne, a military marching band celebrating its 20th year, performed traditional ceremonial music used to inspire troops in battle and celebrate victories.

Organized by the Moreland Turkish Foundation, the festival hosted musicians from Turkey and Northern Cyprus, who performed Anatolian music. Stalls provided the opportunity to buy Turkish carpets, colorful lamps or ceramic plates, and the traditional art of paper marbling was also on display. Visitors purchased Turkish handicrafts, jewelry and ceramics and the stalls gave visitors an insight into the work of Melbourne's different Turkish community organizations. Visitors had also the chance to get information on how to plan a trip to Turkey.

Cemal Akdeniz, the president of Moreland Turkish Association, told Anadolu Agency that the festival gathers Australians and Turks and provides an opportunity to further improve relations.

Ahmet Ulubay, the president of Northern Cyprus's Red Crescent, was among the guests of this year's festival. An Australian visitor said, "I have tried gözleme and ayran for the first time. I quite like Turkish food." A public concert is also taking place today with musicians from Northern Cyprus and Turkey at Queen Victoria Market.

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